Agents from Frontex, the European Union Border and Coast Guard Agency, will be deployed across Belgium to aid local police officers at points of entry into the country.
A new bill, proposed by Justice Minister Paul Van Tigchelt and Home Affairs Minister Annelies Verlinden at the beginning of April and passed by the Belgian Federal Government 2 May, allows for up to 100 Frontex agents to be deployed at airports, seaports and the Eurostar terminal at Brussels Midi train station. According to the bill, the European border agents will have the authority to make arrests as well as refuse entry to migrants, however, they can only act in the…
